Our best kitchen remodel advice

For a lot of people, this has become a season of really making your home into the perfect special place you always intended. Nothing like spending six months straight at home to kick it into high gear, am I right? And for many, creating the look you always wanted starts in the kitchen with either a big or small remodel. I’ve seen my fair share of successful and less than successful kitchen remodels, so today I’m sharing my biggest advice on how to make sure you get the kitchen of your dreams!

Start with a triangle!
That’s right. You’ve probably vaguely heard about the kitchen triangle over the years, but maybe you weren’t entirely sure what it meant. A kitchen triangle pertains to the sink, stove and refrigerator, and if you were to draw lines connecting all three it would create a triangle. This ensures that there aren’t obstacles between you and your soup when you have raw chicken all over your hands! Here’s a great article with further reading on the kitchen triangle.

More is better with storage
Have you ever heard someone complain about too much storage in their kitchen? Me neither. When in doubt, go for additional storage, and also think about additional places you can cram even a little more in like the pantry. I also recommend taking a full inventory of all of your kitchen items before designing your storage space so that you can customize the size of cabinets based on what you have. 

Invest in a big refrigerator
Now more than ever people want space to cook at home. If you are looking for places to invest a little extra, go for the bigger, nicer refrigerator and I promise you won’t regret it. 

Think outside of white
Of course a white kitchen will always be classic, but love this new trend I see all over the city featuring soft natural wood cabinets. It’s a warmer, slightly Scandinavian take, and I think the whole look ties together so well with this bit of texture. I also think it probably shows hand prints less than white, but this is an untested theory. 

Always oversized for sinks
There is nothing better than an oversized sink! It not only looks modern, but is so much easier to clean larger pans. When in the design phase, I recommend asking what the maximum looks like for your space in terms of width and depth. 

If you are seriously considering a kitchen remodel, do reach out! I know so many great designers and builders, and would love to get you a few referrals. Many times that is the hardest part of the whole process–finding the right team!